M.C.G. · Sat 16 May 1987 · 16,325 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 4.4 | 6.7 | 6.13 | 81 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.5 | 8.10 | 12.13 | 105 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 81 and 105.
Western Bulldogs won by 24 points.
11.15 (81) — 15.15 (105)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Healy | 19 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Bret Bailey | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bradley Sparks | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 |
| Alan Johnson | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Stretch | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Lyon | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Dean | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Battiston | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Koop | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Yeats | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Wight | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Robert Flower | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Spalding | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rod Grinter | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Wilson | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven ODwyer | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Payne | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Turner | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Hughes | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Giles | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony McGuinness | 18 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Wallis | 20 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Brian Royal | 20 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tony Liberatore | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter Foster | 15 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Athorn | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Moloney | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Cordy | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Purser | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeno Tzatzaris | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Eppelstun | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Williams | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Ford | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Cronan | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Beasley | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ron James | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Cousins | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Baxter | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Rance | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kennedy | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |